NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: NEW ZEALAND CUP CARNIVAL - (CUP DAY) at Addington Raceway (Premier)
Chairperson of Stewards:
Nigel McIntyreQuick Links
- Printable Report
- Track Map
- Special Conditions ( Nominations Close, Withdrawals Close, Drivers Notified, Contact Details etc )
- Preferential Barrier Draw Grid
- Field Limits for Tracks
First Race Starts 12:00 noon
- Race Number:
- Race 1
3YO & OLDER R40 TO R45 TROT 2600m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R40 to R45 3yo-&-older trotters.
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- Race 2
3YO & OLDER R40 TO R45 MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R40 to R45 3yo-&-older pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid.
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- Race 3
4YO & OLDER, WITH COND. MOBILE TROT INV.DRV 2600m
Of $30000 ($15600 plus Dress Rug, $4500, $2700, $1800, others $900)
For 4 yrs & older trotters with 1 to 2 wins for lifetime. This race is for Invited Drivers only and has a Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating numbering sequentially from 1. Rating Penalty Free Race.
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- Race 4
3YO & OLDER R46 TO R50 MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R46 to R50 3yo-&-older pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid.
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- Race 5
3YO & OLDER R46 TO R60 SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 3200m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R46 to R60 3yo-&-older trotters. Front: R46 to R50. 10m: R51 to R55. 20m: R56 to R60.
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- Race 6
A GROUP 2 RACE3YO & OLDER FFA MOBILE PACE 2600m
Of $60000 ($33000 plus Trophy & Dress Rug, $9300, $5400, $3150, $1800, others $1050)
For all 3yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 7
3YO & OLDER R56 & FASTER DISCRETIONARY HANDICAP TROT 2600m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R56 & faster 3yo-&-older trotters.
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- Race 8
A GROUP 1 RACE2YO COLTS & GELDINGS MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $200000 (The Stakes breakdown for this Race will be determined by the number of Starters. Also the Winner of this Race will receive a Trophy & Dress Rug).
For 2-year-old pacing colts & geldings.
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- Race 9
A GROUP 1 RACE3YO FILLIES MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $200000 (The Stakes breakdown for this Race will be determined by the number of Starters. Also the Winner of this Race will receive a Trophy & Dress Rug).
For 3-year-old pacing fillies.
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- Race 10
A GROUP 1 RACE FFA TROT 3200m
Of $400000 ($216000 plus Challenge Cup, Trophy & Dress Rug, $60000, $34000, $19000, $11000, others $6000)
For all trotters.
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- Race 11
R58 TO R70 MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R58 to R70 pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid.
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- Race 12
A GROUP 1 RACE FFA PACE 3200m
Of $1000000 ($540000 plus Miniature Cup & Dress Rug, $150000, $85000, $47500, $27500, others $15000)
For all pacers.
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- Race 13
3YO & OLDER R51 TO R57, R58 WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R51 to R57 3yo-&-older pacers. Also R58 horses with winning stakes up to and including $38000 for lifetime. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid.
Special Conditions
- ONE HORSE ONE NOMINATION
A horse may only nominate for one race on the programme/race day, the trainer has the right to transfer the horse if he/she wishes, and may advise the club at the time of nomination whether the horse is to be transferred or not.
- DUAL ACCEPTORS
Selection Preference for this meeting, in the first instance, will be given to horses that are not already accepted into a race(s) at another meeting. This condition includes races later than this race day/night. This condition will not apply to races that are covered by specific series or race conditions; e.g. NZ Sires Stakes Board Administered races.
- LATE NOMINATIONS
In the event Nominations are extended for any races or the meeting, selection preference will be given to those horses that Nominated at the original closing time. Except in the case of Non-Win races, where Field Selection Regulations take precedence or where specific race or series conditions are Programmed. No late Nominations will be permitted to transfer from the race that they have nominated for, unless the club requires it.
- ELIGIBILITY
Any horse is eligible to nominate & accept for a race that has a higher Rating than it has. However, preference will be given in the first instance to horses that the race caters for in terms of Rating. Races Programmed with an 'R' rating will see preference given to 'R' rated horses over 'MR' rated horses.
- FIELD SELECTION
Field Selection for this meeting will be conducted in line with the Handicapping Regulations for non-win or non-win front races. That being; first and second preference horses will be selected in the first instances and thereafter at clubs discretion. All other races will be selected at the clubs discretion or per the conditions attached to each Programmed race.
- SPLIT FIELD NOMINATIONS
Should any race on this programme be able to be split it will be done so on the basis of highest to lowest rating or vice versa, by sex or by a yet to be decided method, as the Club sees fit. This does not apply where conditions are detailed in the race programme. Owner, Trainer & Driver splits will not be taken into consideration if the race is split.
- HORSE ATTENDANT
Owners, Trainers and Drivers are advised that should they be required to attend a judicial enquiry a starters assistant will be made available after each race for the purpose of returning their horse to the horse stall area. If a Trainer or Driver does not wish a starters assistant to carry out this duty it will be the Trainers responsibility to provide an attendant at all times. Owners, Trainers and Drivers should be aware that the Club does not accept legal liability for the horse, if a starters assistant is required to drive it back to the horse stall area.
- RACEMEETING ATTENDANCE
It is the Trainers responsibility to have an attendant with their horse at all times. Please be aware of the Programming Conditions Regulation, Clause 15, "Racemeeting Attendance"which is a requirement for all racemeetings.
- WDC RACE CONDITION ALTERATIONS
The race conditions of World Drivers Championship heats, may, at the discretion of The Bureau be altered in order to ensure the fullest fields possible are carded. Any changes made will be communicated via text message & added to the Nominations text, online.
- EXTRAORDINARY PENALTY FREE STATUS
In the event a four-year-old or older horse wins a World Driving Championship heat where it has previously benefitted from winning a Rating Penalty Free race this year, the win on this programme will become an Extraordinary Rating Penalty Free win, whereby a horse will receive a second Rating Penalty free win for the 2025 racing season only (January to December). 3YO only or 3YO & Older races run as heats within the WDC will be defined as Extraordinary Rating Penalty Free races.
- Nominations Close
- (CUP DAY) - Tue, Nov 04, 2025 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Wed, Nov 05, 2025 @ 12:00 noon
- Drivers Notified
- Thu, Nov 06, 2025 @ 12:00 noon
- Contact Details
- Nominations, Fields, Drivers, Scratchings:
- Contact HRNZ Bureau or Richard Bromley 021 888 900
- Raceday matters: Brian Rabbitt 0274 077234